Transforming the fostering experience
Our model gives you a path, as a family and as a community, to become the families and communities kids need.
Imagine if members of your community joined together, encouraged one another to foster and adopt, and created a network of support for these families. We would see more children with families of their own, richer family life, more engaged communities—and a better society.
The Second Nurture Model
2N partners with communities, such as synagogues, to provide a space for monthly gatherings as well as
a loving, engaged and reliable community of care ready to meet the needs of local foster families.
Our Model in Motion
A Community Steps Up 🙌🏽
A synagogue (or other communal organization) says: “We want to support foster families.” The 2N team guides this new “Host Community” on the how-to’s of 2N structure, components and tools.
Volunteers Get Equipped 💪🏽💪🏽
Volunteers from the Host Community become the “Care Collective” and receive training on how to host the monthly gatherings and provide individual families with support, from meals and carpools to babysitting, tutoring, and emotional support.
Foster and Fost-Adopt Families Join
Foster, kinship, and fost-adopt families in the local area join together for a monthly Cohort meeting in the Host Community building and enjoy a meal, facilitated peer support, shared resources, and childcare (“Kids’ Cohort”).
Everyone Grows, Culture Shifts 📈💗
Cohort families and Host Community members develop a deep sense of belonging with each other, moving fostering from an often isolated endeavor to one of shared responsibility.